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{
	"title": "Paginate",
	"language": "en",
	"category": "Plugins",
	"categoryfile": "plugins",
	"description": "Adds pagination at the bottom of a list of items.",
	"altLangPrefix": "paginate",
	"dateModified": "2025-09-10"
}
---
<span class="wb-prettify all-pre"></span>

<section>
	<h2>Purpose</h2>
	<p property="description">Adds pagination at the bottom of a list of items.</p>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Use when</h2>
	<p>You want to split into multiple pages an extensive list of items.</p>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Working example</h2>
	<p><a href="../../../demos/paginate/paginate-en.html">English example</a></p>
	<p><a href="../../../demos/paginate/paginate-fr.html">French example</a></p>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Evaluations and reports</h2>
	<ul>
		<li>Accessibility assessment
			<ul>
				<li><a href="../../../demos/paginate/reports/a11y-1-en.html">English report</a></li>
				<li><a href="../../../demos/paginate/reports/a11y-1-fr.html" hreflang="fr">French report</a></li>
			</ul>
		</li>
	</ul>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>How to implement</h2>
	<ol>
		<li>
			<p>Add the CSS class <code>wb-paginate</code> to an element or a group of elements to be paginated. Simply add a JSON object as its value, i.e.:</p>
			<pre><code>&lt;div class="wb-paginate" data-wb-paginate='{"uiTarget": "#paginationElement, "itemsPerPage": 12}'></code></pre>
			<dl>
				<dt>If set on a <code>&lt;table></code></dt>
				<dd>Otherwise specified, it will select all rows (<code>&lt;tr></code>).</dd>
				<dt>If set on a <code>&lt;ul></code></dt>
				<dd>Otherwise specified, it will select all <code>&lt;li></code></dd>
				<dt>If set on any other element, like <code>&lt;section></code>, <code>&lt;article></code> or <code>&lt;div></code></dt>
				<dd>Otherwise specified, it will select all direct children of the element.</dd>
			</dl>
		</li>
		<li>To avoid a flicker on page load, you can add the CSS class <code>wb-pgfltr-out</code> to all your items.</li>
		<li>Test the feature to see if it is properly configured and shows the pagination correctly.</li>
		<li>In the event that you have a complex HTML structure or need a different output, see the configuration options below and make your own adjustments.</li>
	</ol>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Configuration options</h2>
	<p>All configuration options of the plugin are controlled by the <code>data-wb-paginate</code> attribute.</p>
	<table class="table">
		<thead>
			<tr>
				<th>Option</th>
				<th>Description</th>
				<th>Type</th>
				<th>Default</th>
			</tr>
		</thead>
		<tbody>
			<tr>
				<td><code>uiTarget</code></td>
				<td>Sets the selector for the element that will hold the pagination. If not defined, the UI will be inserted after the <code>section</code> (if defined) or after the element. In the case of a <code>&lt;table></code> or a <code>&lt;ul></code>, the code will be inserted after the element even if the <code>section</code> property is defined.</td>
				<td>String (CSS selector)</td>
				<td>Undefined</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><code>itemsPerPage</code></td>
				<td>Defines the amount of items visible per page.</td>
				<td>Number</td>
				<td><code>10</code></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><code>section</code></td>
				<td>Sets the selector for the element that will group the items.</td>
				<td>String (CSS selector)</td>
				<td>
					<dl>
						<dt>For <code>&lt;table></code> element</dt>
						<dd><code>tbody</code></dd>
					</dl>
					<dl>
						<dt>For any other element</dt>
						<dd>Undefined</dd>
					</dl>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><code>selector</code></td>
				<td>Sets the selector for the items that will be hidden or shown depending on the page.</td>
				<td>String (CSS selector)</td>
				<td>
					<dl>
						<dt>For <code>&lt;table></code> element</dt>
						<dd><code>tr</code></dd>
					</dl>
					<dl>
						<dt>For <code>&lt;ul></code> element</dt>
						<dd><code>li</code></dd>
					</dl>
					<dl>
						<dt>For any other element</dt>
						<dd><code>> *</code></dd>
					</dl>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</tbody>
	</table>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Events</h2>
	<p>The following events can be used to interact with the plugin.</p>
	<table class="table">
		<thead>
			<tr>
				<th>Event</th>
				<th>Trigger</th>
				<th>What it does</th>
			</tr>
		</thead>
		<tbody>
			<tr>
				<td><code>wb-init.wb-paginate</code></td>
				<td>Triggered manually (e.g., <code>$( ".wb-paginate" ).trigger( "wb-init.wb-paginate" );</code>).</td>
				<td>Initializes the paginate plugin and creates the user interface (UI). Note: the pagination plugin will be initialized automatically unless the <code>.wb-paginate</code> element is added after the page has already loaded.</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><code>wb-ready.wb-paginate</code></td>
				<td>Triggered automatically after the paginate plugin initializes.</td>
				<td>Used to identify when and where the paginate plugin initializes (target of the event).
					<pre><code>$( document ).on( "wb-ready.wb-filter", ".wb-filter", function( event ) {
});</code></pre>
					<pre><code>$elm.on( "wb-ready.wb-filter", function( event ) {
});</code></pre>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><code>wb-ready.wb</code></td>
				<td>Triggered automatically when WET has finished loading and executing.</td>
				<td>Used to identify when all WET plugins and polyfills have finished loading and executing.
					<pre><code>$( document ).on( "wb-ready.wb", function( event ) {
});</code></pre>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</tbody>
	</table>
</section>
